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there's a lot of things in my life -- >> can you imagine u.s. marines charging on to your property and try to steal your guns? >> i hope not but an executive order. >> i spent some time with you. i hear this all the time in texas. i gave an interview to a friend of yours earlier, 30, 50 texans and that was the one thing they all seemed to agree on, that tyranny was about to come their way. >> look at all the other countries and it started where we are right now. and it's ended up with no guns. >> but do you think the american military would attack its own people? >> if they're forced to. i don't know. i hope not. i hope that would not happen. i would think at least 40% or 50% would. >> do you think that's what many texans feel about why they would need a weapon like this? >> they want it because they are law-abiding citizens and they know it's legal to purchase it now and it won't be legal later. they would rather buy it now and be legal rather than do something illegal later because these are law-abiding citizens we're talking about. >> show me
there's a lot of things in my life -- >> can you imagine u.s. marines charging on to your property and try to steal your guns? >> i hope not but an executive order. >> i spent some time with you. i hear this all the time in texas. i gave an interview to a friend of yours earlier, 30, 50 texans and that was the one thing they all seemed to agree on, that tyranny was about to come their way. >> look at all the other countries and it started where we are right now. and it's...
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they no longer have the benefit of u.s. citizenship to protect them when they're on foreign land fighting the battle of the united states. >> earlier, i spoke with rand paul of kentucky and asked him if he thinks he is wrong. >> well, he didn't say no. what i want to hear from john brennan before i agree to let his nomination go forward, that no cia or the department of defense cannot kill someone in america without you know, any kind of judicial proceeding. senator widen asked this, can you kill an american on american soil with a drone without a judicial hearing and brennan didn't answer the question. so, we've asked it in writing. my understanding is senator wyden has answered in writing. so if you're not going to answer no, i think that means you're telling us yes, you believe that the president has the power to kill an american in america. that is appalling. i think even overseas that if there is someone who's not in the middle of firing a gun or grenade launcher, that they really should be tried for treason if they're
they no longer have the benefit of u.s. citizenship to protect them when they're on foreign land fighting the battle of the united states. >> earlier, i spoke with rand paul of kentucky and asked him if he thinks he is wrong. >> well, he didn't say no. what i want to hear from john brennan before i agree to let his nomination go forward, that no cia or the department of defense cannot kill someone in america without you know, any kind of judicial proceeding. senator widen asked...
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economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries in canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility documents that in the u.s. today few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood education. they point to head start, the long-standing program that provides this education to disadvantaged children. the department of health and human services released a study of head start in 2010 which was updated in 2012 that positive effects begin to fade in a few years. this has led many to call the program a failure and urged the government not to throw good money after bad. people are jumping to conclusions about a very complicated subject without understanding the study or social science research. three scholars from
economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries in canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility documents that in the u.s. today few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood...
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the u.s. anti-doping agency is giving lance armstrong more time to reach a deal to cooperate with them. now, today you may remember was the deadline they originally gave the cyclist. in a statement usada ceo travis tygart said "we've been in communication with mr. armstrong and his representatives and we understand he does want to be part of the solution and assist in the effort to clean up the sport of cycling. we've agreed to his request for an additional two weeks to work on details to hopefully allow for this to happen." this comes as another bombshell announced in the drama known as lance armstrong. abc news reported the disgraced cyclist is under federal investigation for obstruction of justice, witness tampering and intimidation. they call it an active criminal investigation. now here's why it is so interesting. the u.s. justice department you may remember spent years investigating armstrong for drug distribution, fraud and conspiracy. but then a year ago it closed the case without much
the u.s. anti-doping agency is giving lance armstrong more time to reach a deal to cooperate with them. now, today you may remember was the deadline they originally gave the cyclist. in a statement usada ceo travis tygart said "we've been in communication with mr. armstrong and his representatives and we understand he does want to be part of the solution and assist in the effort to clean up the sport of cycling. we've agreed to his request for an additional two weeks to work on details to...
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[ angry gibberish ] >>> called the best military sniper ever, u.s. navy s.e.a.l. killed over the weekend shot allegedly by another veteran. the latest on the investigation ahead. . [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a lot about goblins after getting burned in the market. but she found someone to talk to and gained the confidence to start investing again. ♪ and that's what you call a storybook ending. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> 360 exclusive tonight. senator robert menendez speaking out about improper travel, parties with prostitutes and his relationship with a generous donor, eye surgeon in florida. allegations were raised just before election day. senator menendez, new chair of senate foreign relations committee has been under growing pressure to address them. he is speaking out exclusively to our correspondent dana bash. you asked the senator some tough questions. what did he tell you? >> reporter: he admitted and apologized to making some travel and not paying that back. a lot of money on that, but he veh
[ angry gibberish ] >>> called the best military sniper ever, u.s. navy s.e.a.l. killed over the weekend shot allegedly by another veteran. the latest on the investigation ahead. . [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a lot about goblins after getting burned in the market. but she found someone to talk to and gained the confidence to start investing again. ♪ and that's what you call a storybook ending. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade....
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if the u.s. is looking at its own set of unilateral sanctions, those will inevitably target chinese companies. they're more economically engaged than they have been in the past. >> it will be interesting to see the outcome. thank you for your perspective what do you make of the fact nobody has heard from this guy in days now? >> well, it could mean either one of two things. he may have gone up into that snowy mountain, and that's where san bernardino is in charge of the search. and that search has continued through bad weather and approved weather. did he go up there and freeze to death and die? did he find his way to shelter and hide out? we won't know that until that search is completed, and they seem to be going forward with it. the flip side of that is, that he found a way out. either a compatriot or a vehicle. and he has gotten down the hill and probably did so immediately if that's is the case, and is back out stalking, as the chief indicated he's worried. >> it's not clear how much he was
if the u.s. is looking at its own set of unilateral sanctions, those will inevitably target chinese companies. they're more economically engaged than they have been in the past. >> it will be interesting to see the outcome. thank you for your perspective what do you make of the fact nobody has heard from this guy in days now? >> well, it could mean either one of two things. he may have gone up into that snowy mountain, and that's where san bernardino is in charge of the search. and...
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so it moves them one step closer. >> the u.s. and five other countries will offer this list of incentives to iran to get to do some things in return for others. walk us through and tell us how it's different than what was offered last year, which was pretty similar stuff. >> well, last year they offered iran small easing in sanctions in exchange, aviation, spare parts, for instance, cooperation on peaceful nuclear activities in exchange for them shipping out some of their nuclear stockpile and suspending enrichment. now we're talking about an underground facility where they're producing the most alarming uranium at 20%. so in exchange now on gold and precious metals, which is a little bit better for iran because it can use this for bartering, there's intense sanctions on them right now, in can change for that they want them to close this facility and also ship out its stockpile of 20%. this isn't even what we're talking about today, this other plant has only 3%. so no one is talking about canceling the talks because this 20% is r
so it moves them one step closer. >> the u.s. and five other countries will offer this list of incentives to iran to get to do some things in return for others. walk us through and tell us how it's different than what was offered last year, which was pretty similar stuff. >> well, last year they offered iran small easing in sanctions in exchange, aviation, spare parts, for instance, cooperation on peaceful nuclear activities in exchange for them shipping out some of their nuclear...
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this is the closest approach that we're going to get to the u.s. unlike sandy that made the left-hand turn like this, this storm will turn right and head out to sea. but it will continue to push snow like this for the next at least ten hours into maine, new hampshire, parts of vermont, massachusetts, rhode island and connecticut. don't you like how i know all my states there? >> a-plus. >> there goes the low. by 3:00, moving away from the cape, winds die down. snow still at about 10:00 in the morning tomorrow morning still blowing flurries, but other than that, over for new york city in the next three or four hours as that storm heads out to sea. >> take me back quickly to long island expressway. do we have any idea how many people? >> we do not. making phone calls right now. we got it confirmed that there were cars out there stranded and the snow was so deep. we not only have snow 20 inches deep, so it's going to take a snowmobile to get those people. not even a hummer at that point if it start to get packed down with drifts probably four to six f
this is the closest approach that we're going to get to the u.s. unlike sandy that made the left-hand turn like this, this storm will turn right and head out to sea. but it will continue to push snow like this for the next at least ten hours into maine, new hampshire, parts of vermont, massachusetts, rhode island and connecticut. don't you like how i know all my states there? >> a-plus. >> there goes the low. by 3:00, moving away from the cape, winds die down. snow still at about...
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. >>> chris kyle one of the best snipers the u.s. military has ever seen went to a shooting range with two other men this weekend. only one of the three is alive, and he's charged with double murder. >>> also later, the pakistani teenager shot in the head by a taliban gunman. she's talking about her future. it's a new day. if your a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of
. >>> chris kyle one of the best snipers the u.s. military has ever seen went to a shooting range with two other men this weekend. only one of the three is alive, and he's charged with double murder. >>> also later, the pakistani teenager shot in the head by a taliban gunman. she's talking about her future. it's a new day. if your a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the...
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allowed to stay into effect, let's say nothing gets done even after that march 1st deadline, will the u.s. be less safe as a result of these across-the-board cuts? >> a couple of things. first of all, the president lined this up in a way that put us in this problem. by calling for an across-the-boards cut in the military and intelligence business. that's dangerous. it means that they can't manage -- >> can i just say you all agreed to it. >> yes. but this was the proposal by the president so some notion that it has been shifted to the republicans, i want to see a way out of this for the simple reason that the across-the-board cut, it is damaging to our national security and our national defense for the simple reason that they can't manage the reductions in spending. i argue the best way to go through this sequester, and i do believe we're going to go into this, is give the agencies the ability to manage those reductions so that they can move money around without across-the-board cuts, because it could mean things like the second carrier group doesn't show up in the med. it means that some
allowed to stay into effect, let's say nothing gets done even after that march 1st deadline, will the u.s. be less safe as a result of these across-the-board cuts? >> a couple of things. first of all, the president lined this up in a way that put us in this problem. by calling for an across-the-boards cut in the military and intelligence business. that's dangerous. it means that they can't manage -- >> can i just say you all agreed to it. >> yes. but this was the proposal by...
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change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. >>> the former lapd officer now has thousands of his brothers in blue chasing him. just who was christopher dorner? what lit the fuse to cause this explosive rampage. >> reporter: christopher dorner, target of the largest manhunt in lapd history. a vengeful ex-cop, highly trained marksman, armed and dangerous. turning against the very agency that defined him. >> he loved being a cop. he wanted to be a cop all his life. >> the chris corner that was terrorizing californi
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and the u.s. explanation for that is that this man, as you mentioned, a state department contractor, alan gross, remains in cuban prison here. the cue not bans say he was try destabilize the government basically by bringing in band satellite communications equipment. for mr. gross' part, he says he was merely trying to connect havana's small jewish community to the internet. so this was as well one of the goals this group had in mind is they might be able to come down, and as they did, speak to cuban president fidel castro, and perhaps begin the process of winning algro gross' release. but they left empty handed. here's what senator patrick leahy told us as they were leaving havana this morning. >> i thought it was well worthwhile. i hope he does too. >> reporter: you said the trip would hope to bring a better policy. >> i think that everybody realizes that this is not the 1960s. it's a different century, different world. we have to adapt to it. not to change their government or we to change ours,
and the u.s. explanation for that is that this man, as you mentioned, a state department contractor, alan gross, remains in cuban prison here. the cue not bans say he was try destabilize the government basically by bringing in band satellite communications equipment. for mr. gross' part, he says he was merely trying to connect havana's small jewish community to the internet. so this was as well one of the goals this group had in mind is they might be able to come down, and as they did, speak to...
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the affidavit also revealed a detective found dorner's wallet and identification cards near the u.s./mexico border and recent observations of a suspect matching dorner's description attempting to flee to mexico. not far from the border, near san diego, a moment of hope. a possible dorner sighting, but that phoned-in tip turned out to be a hoax, another dead end. >> somebody says, hey, i sighted dorner here, i sighted dorner there, you have to run those leads out. you have to make sure you dot all the is and cross all the ts because you've got a cold-blooded killer out there. >> by now the relentless investigation had reached las vegas where dorner's house was searched. day three and la palma became another stop on the manhunt to search the home of dorner's mother. >> they're going to check out his friends, his family, acquaintances, anybody at all who he may have had contact with in the last year, to find out, okay, have you had any contact with this guy? has he been using any kind of credit cards, atm card? has he been texting, twittering, on facebook, e-mails? >> day four, still no
the affidavit also revealed a detective found dorner's wallet and identification cards near the u.s./mexico border and recent observations of a suspect matching dorner's description attempting to flee to mexico. not far from the border, near san diego, a moment of hope. a possible dorner sighting, but that phoned-in tip turned out to be a hoax, another dead end. >> somebody says, hey, i sighted dorner here, i sighted dorner there, you have to run those leads out. you have to make sure you...
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we know he was a u.s. reservist. me about what he did in the military. >> he did security for river patrols and he was a lieutenant and recalled the active duty about six years ago and spent about six months in bahrain doing security work there. he talks about the warfare and there is nothing in the record that indicates any sort of special operations training. in his manifesto, he does say i didn't need their honor, courage, and commitment, but i thank them for reinforcing it with me. >> what are about having multiple weapons at his disposal including assault rifles. how good of a shooter is he? >> good question. we have been checking sources here. there three levels of marksmanship. marksman, sharpshooter and the top level is expert. with the m-16 he is a marksman. good, but the lowest level. with the nine millimeter, he qualified as expert. the highest award a trailer can receive for weapons qualification. to gain that he would have gone through several courses of 5 both standing and kneeling both strong and weak
we know he was a u.s. reservist. me about what he did in the military. >> he did security for river patrols and he was a lieutenant and recalled the active duty about six years ago and spent about six months in bahrain doing security work there. he talks about the warfare and there is nothing in the record that indicates any sort of special operations training. in his manifesto, he does say i didn't need their honor, courage, and commitment, but i thank them for reinforcing it with me....
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that lines up with u.s. companieses that does business there. mixed economic news here at home m weekly unemployment claims came in higher than expected but the housing market, yeah, that remains a bright spot. existing home sales we found out today, they rose and home prices have been going up. that was good news. stocks were lower but they have bounced back up. >> that's a nice way to end the hour and the day with the markets and good news. a couple bits of good news. thank you so much, alisko
that lines up with u.s. companieses that does business there. mixed economic news here at home m weekly unemployment claims came in higher than expected but the housing market, yeah, that remains a bright spot. existing home sales we found out today, they rose and home prices have been going up. that was good news. stocks were lower but they have bounced back up. >> that's a nice way to end the hour and the day with the markets and good news. a couple bits of good news. thank you so much,...
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ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. his group took dozens of hostages and three americans ended up dead. >> we've seen he is a much clevererer man than we imagined. >> back then, it seems too risky. huddleston argued against an air strike in 2003. >> the strikes would have been imperfect and would have united the region against us. >> she did push for intense intelligence sharing and mentoring with mali's forces and uniting the region against militants. >> the tragedy is we did not continue the same policy. >> she later moved over to the pentagon for the obama administration. she says they advocated a policy of trying to contain al-qaeda in north africa, instead of building up the abilities of regional governments to f
ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. his group took dozens of hostages and three americans ended up dead. >>...
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the u.s. department of justice came in to reform the entire police department. >> lapd's relationship with the black community could only be described as a state of war. >> this woman sued the lapd representing hundreds of minority officers and helped change the department. today, minorities make up more than half of lapd's force and it has a new mindset. >> what do you think of the chief reopening the investigation? >> i think it was a tough decision made for the exact right reasons. the openly racist culture of lapd of 30 years ago is gone. >> rice is now the police chief's trusted adviser. she says dorner's beef with the lapd may well be real. but he remains a suspected killer. >> let's not merge the path with cadets. and let's separate out the possibility that mr. dorner has raised legitimate issues from the complete illegitimacy and obscenity of what he's done. >> the police chief says the reopening of the dorner firing investigation isn't to appease the fugitive but a way to continue to
the u.s. department of justice came in to reform the entire police department. >> lapd's relationship with the black community could only be described as a state of war. >> this woman sued the lapd representing hundreds of minority officers and helped change the department. today, minorities make up more than half of lapd's force and it has a new mindset. >> what do you think of the chief reopening the investigation? >> i think it was a tough decision made for the exact...
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he was in the u.s. navy. and he worked in the aviation assets but primarily we're told he worked doing paperwork and things like that. so it's not like he was a fro - front-line combat troop but he certainly served during the vietnam war and we're also told by neighbors, this something they said he has espoused, anti-government feelings, that he's not real keen on the government. and then we know that of course he built himself a shelter. and someone called it a bunker. some had called it a storm shelter. which is where he has been for past days with the 5-year-old boy. beyond that, he's been isolated from the community. he has had run-ins with his neighbors. he was supposed to go to court last wednesday to answer pertaining to an altercation back in december in which he made threats against neighbors. so there have been problems in the neighborhood with him. but he has pretty much been a man who kept to himself and seemed to want to be that way till all of this exploded on tuesday, wolf. >> martin, hold on f
he was in the u.s. navy. and he worked in the aviation assets but primarily we're told he worked doing paperwork and things like that. so it's not like he was a fro - front-line combat troop but he certainly served during the vietnam war and we're also told by neighbors, this something they said he has espoused, anti-government feelings, that he's not real keen on the government. and then we know that of course he built himself a shelter. and someone called it a bunker. some had called it a...
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i usually say that. >>> u.s. trade secrets worth billions of dollars confidential government documents and key information about the canes infrastructure. >> these are all prime targets for cyber thieves but attorney general eric holder says the u.s. is fighting back, pushing for tougher cyber security laws, and sharing intelligence with hacked companies. >> and there are plenty of those. thousands of those companies being compromised right now. joining us from san francisco, nicole. good to see you. we talked about this before. you have a front page article in the "new york times" today. you also wrote about it before, how the "new york times" itself was hacked. this has become a very big deal for a lot of companies and the "new york times" disclosed this but a lot of companies don't. tell us why it's a dirty little secret. >> that's right. there are thousands of companies that we now know have been hacked and you only really hear about a few of them so we came forward and right after we came forward you saw the
i usually say that. >>> u.s. trade secrets worth billions of dollars confidential government documents and key information about the canes infrastructure. >> these are all prime targets for cyber thieves but attorney general eric holder says the u.s. is fighting back, pushing for tougher cyber security laws, and sharing intelligence with hacked companies. >> and there are plenty of those. thousands of those companies being compromised right now. joining us from san...
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we're getting this information from the u.s. geological survey which reported a seismic disturbance in north korea. the seismic event was centered near the side of pyeoongyangpyoo previous tests. officials have confirmed seismic activity in north korea. south korea says it detected what it called an artificial earthquake north of its border. the tremor, though, was different from what you might consider to be a normal earthquake. no further information at this stage is known. there's no official confirmation coming from anyone, least of all from pyongyang. north korea as we've been telling you, widely expecting to carry out this nuclear test any day now. pyongyang is expecting to stage a high intensity -- we have anna koran standing by in seoul, south korea, we also have alex in tokyo. let's go to anna koran, who is in seoul for us right now. anna, you're on military maneuvers just a few days ago, with the south koreans and u.s. military there. there is a great deal of preparation in south korea for this event. essentially, give
we're getting this information from the u.s. geological survey which reported a seismic disturbance in north korea. the seismic event was centered near the side of pyeoongyangpyoo previous tests. officials have confirmed seismic activity in north korea. south korea says it detected what it called an artificial earthquake north of its border. the tremor, though, was different from what you might consider to be a normal earthquake. no further information at this stage is known. there's no...
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government, but of course, we all have more money than the u.s. government, there's no real place to put this money, and what jonas talked about with this, give it back in dividends which a lot of people consider lazy and uncreative to try to go out and buy company. the rich are getting richer and the big companies, the only place they can use the huge acquisitions to put the huge pile of cash to good use. >> brenda: gary b, we talk about the markets be in record highs or all-time highs and we were basically where we were six years ago. >> exactly, brenda. in fact the nasdaq is way below its all-time highs, so there's plenty of room to grow and getting back to, you know, larry and jonas made excellent points. normally merger activity is a harbinger of an improving economy and i think the stock market could break higher. the only point, jonas said about buffet always buys companies like that, if larry was really right and things were going to get bad, then you'd think that buffet would hate for heinz to have a tremendous pullback. so, you know, tha
government, but of course, we all have more money than the u.s. government, there's no real place to put this money, and what jonas talked about with this, give it back in dividends which a lot of people consider lazy and uncreative to try to go out and buy company. the rich are getting richer and the big companies, the only place they can use the huge acquisitions to put the huge pile of cash to good use. >> brenda: gary b, we talk about the markets be in record highs or all-time highs...
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u.s. talking about getting tough with china over the dozen cyber attacks it is accused of waging. it is all talk so far. hack stenograph a serious threat. and this prove the fact that we owe china so much money is our biggest threat. johnathon, get at it? >> the debt is a threat no matter who we owe it to. why we don't have a back bone with china when it comes to hacking. we haven't had a back bone with the military threats from iran. i am not sure prized. we should have a type to stand up and say it is a violation of intellectual property and the united states will not stand for it when it comes to the computers. it hurts china more than anyone. no wealth will be created. >> and scott, it our debt making us weak. >> if we didn't have a debt. we would be in a different situation and less hesitation . one. ranking members in the armed services in home land we have discussed it you have the military interest and government interest and the private citizens and the report was damaging. the time for talking is and we need to draw a line sand. >> wayne, is the time for talking over. >>
u.s. talking about getting tough with china over the dozen cyber attacks it is accused of waging. it is all talk so far. hack stenograph a serious threat. and this prove the fact that we owe china so much money is our biggest threat. johnathon, get at it? >> the debt is a threat no matter who we owe it to. why we don't have a back bone with china when it comes to hacking. we haven't had a back bone with the military threats from iran. i am not sure prized. we should have a type to stand...
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u.s. a delicate situation he says, but we will apply the full weight to the law against those responsible. all the victims, tourists from spain. one woman from mexico was left unharmed. some neighbors say they heard music coming from the beach house that night, suggesting there may have been a party with no gate, fence, or security, the house easily entered. invaded from the beach. the shocking crime has struck worry and fear in those who know and love this popular vacation destination. >> i'm excited to be here, but at the same time, a little nervous. >> the attack comes as tens of thousands of teens and twenty-something american spring breakers prepare to ascend on acapulco for the annual right of sun, beaches and parties. the city of acapulco has been an oasis of relative calm in the mexican state of guerrero. a place hard hit by drug-related violence. the u.s. state department recommends deferring nonessential travel to southern portions of the state. and even acapulco itself, the best
u.s. a delicate situation he says, but we will apply the full weight to the law against those responsible. all the victims, tourists from spain. one woman from mexico was left unharmed. some neighbors say they heard music coming from the beach house that night, suggesting there may have been a party with no gate, fence, or security, the house easily entered. invaded from the beach. the shocking crime has struck worry and fear in those who know and love this popular vacation destination....
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in the case of the broader u.s. economy, higher gas pricese, delays on tax returns, means if you got less money in your pocket, you're spending it differently. your discretionary spending is pulling back. the extra things you're pulling back on and what it tells us about those businesses who shop at sam' club or walmart is that they are keeping less inventory on hand, buying smaller amounts of things because they are uncertain about what is going to happen. are the forced budgets cuts that we're going to be discussing next week, are they going to have an effect on what people are spending? it tells you a story of uncertainty. it's almost the new normal. small businesses are uncertain. individuals who earn a little less than average are uncertain and that's what walmart is telling us. >> excellent explanation. ali, thank you for joining us. >> always a pleasure. >>> coming up, who needs a smartphone. google introduced smart glasses so you can search the internet without even looking down. stay with us. you're in "the
in the case of the broader u.s. economy, higher gas pricese, delays on tax returns, means if you got less money in your pocket, you're spending it differently. your discretionary spending is pulling back. the extra things you're pulling back on and what it tells us about those businesses who shop at sam' club or walmart is that they are keeping less inventory on hand, buying smaller amounts of things because they are uncertain about what is going to happen. are the forced budgets cuts that...
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and drones, how the u.s. government can use them to kill its citizens, americans, if they are leading al qaeda terror attacks. >>> this is "cnn newsroom." i'm suzanne malveaux. we have learned more about the seven day hostage stand-off in alabama and now how it ended, the 5-year-old is okay, ethan. he spent the night in the hospital after being rescued during a raid on the underground bunker where held. his captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes killed in the raid. he granted the boy, ethaning off his school bus, after shooting and killing the bus driver last week. they raided the bunker when they became concerned his mental state was declining. ethan's birthday is tuesday. he's going to turn 6. people are celebrating. the fbi is dispatching a shooting review board to sort this out. we'll talk to two experts about the raid and also about how hey child overcomes something like this little kid had to go through and the ordeal around it. >>> but, first, background on what it feels to go through what little ethan ex
and drones, how the u.s. government can use them to kill its citizens, americans, if they are leading al qaeda terror attacks. >>> this is "cnn newsroom." i'm suzanne malveaux. we have learned more about the seven day hostage stand-off in alabama and now how it ended, the 5-year-old is okay, ethan. he spent the night in the hospital after being rescued during a raid on the underground bunker where held. his captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes killed in the raid. he granted...
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the guy standing up to the u.s. and the u.n., the evil ones on the youtside who want to do in north korea. there is a tactical side in the military sense. if he wants to build a nuclear weapon small enough to fit on a missile they need to do this testing. what worries the west whether it's being done with uranium or plutonium. if it's uranium they could have a nuclear program that could go on and on and on because he has uranium. he doesn't have a lot of plutonium. he also wants to be seen to be tough to be getting concessions, too, from the west, be it food, aid, standing in the international community in the neighborhood but it's backfiring because he's getting more sanctions and annoying his good mate in the neighborhood, china, who said don't do this and he did it. they can turn off the oil and then he's in trouble. >> how is he changing his country? his father was eccentric, wore platform shoes and his own people were starved. the son's hanging out, got an amusement park. the woman -- the mystery woman we know
the guy standing up to the u.s. and the u.n., the evil ones on the youtside who want to do in north korea. there is a tactical side in the military sense. if he wants to build a nuclear weapon small enough to fit on a missile they need to do this testing. what worries the west whether it's being done with uranium or plutonium. if it's uranium they could have a nuclear program that could go on and on and on because he has uranium. he doesn't have a lot of plutonium. he also wants to be seen to...
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>> no, i don't really care so much about the cayman issue, if we cared we'd simplify the u.s. tax structure and encourage them to bring the money back to the united states. >> i think the morally questionable decision, the time at citigroup, taking that bonus, by the way, over a pretty hefty base pay salary, too, at a time when the bank was being bailed out. >> the caymans. >> let's talk about it, president obama is president today in part because he destroyed mitt romney's character largely with this attack on him as a financier who had investments in the caymans and-- >> shady. >> which part of the 1%, shady guy, suggesting that he was a tax evader or avoider, if not evader. >> and max baucus, the finance committee chairman. >> and he spent a career basically attacking the cayman islands and tax havens and now for the president and m baucus to give mr. lew a pass, i suppose you could say now it's great news for the caymans off the hook politically. i think it ought to bother people that the standard has mr. obama said, gets pushed aside. >> in the phoniness of the kaymans is
>> no, i don't really care so much about the cayman issue, if we cared we'd simplify the u.s. tax structure and encourage them to bring the money back to the united states. >> i think the morally questionable decision, the time at citigroup, taking that bonus, by the way, over a pretty hefty base pay salary, too, at a time when the bank was being bailed out. >> the caymans. >> let's talk about it, president obama is president today in part because he destroyed mitt...
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the u.s. postal service team, and then he comes out with this confession, et cetera, and now this pursuit by the justice department. >> reporter: several years ago that former teammate, floyd landis, in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against lang armstrong and his sports teams and various associates, that was filed a couple of years ago. now lance armstrong's lawyers tell us they have been notified by the department of justice and told that the justice department is joining in on that lawsuit. this is interesting because about a year ago the justice department failed or decided not to pursue any criminal charges against lance armstrong, had given that up before the u.s. anti-doping agency put out its report which led to lance armstrong confessing in that televised interview back in january that, indeed, he had used performance enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career and winning those seven tour de france titles. now this is a move that could cost lance armstrong tens of millions of dollar
the u.s. postal service team, and then he comes out with this confession, et cetera, and now this pursuit by the justice department. >> reporter: several years ago that former teammate, floyd landis, in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against lang armstrong and his sports teams and various associates, that was filed a couple of years ago. now lance armstrong's lawyers tell us they have been notified by the department of justice and told that the justice department is joining in on that...
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and if u.s. regulators allow it, usair will take over bankrupt american airlines creating the world's biggest airline in the process. that deal is good for investors but passengers worry airfares will salute up. but take a look at this. just after airline deregulation came into effect, there were 20 major airlines in the united states. by 1990, there were only 12 major airlines in operation. today just seven and with "uss air and american merging we'll be down six. usair and american don't have a lot of overlapping routes or hubs. in the end there will only be about out routes out of the 9000 or so that will be served by one airline. they may see fares go up. but look at this. since 1979, prices for an average domestic economy airfare have dropped from $579 then to $365 now though they have started to tick up a little bit lately. so so much for that myth that merging airlines causes prices to go up. thanks for watching me this week. find me on niceback at facebook.com/ali velshi "see you monday a
and if u.s. regulators allow it, usair will take over bankrupt american airlines creating the world's biggest airline in the process. that deal is good for investors but passengers worry airfares will salute up. but take a look at this. just after airline deregulation came into effect, there were 20 major airlines in the united states. by 1990, there were only 12 major airlines in operation. today just seven and with "uss air and american merging we'll be down six. usair and american don't...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. eminem. >>> welcome back to showbiz at the grammys. one of the most anticipated showdowns on sunday night is going to be for best new artist. this is a category known for its upsets and stunners over the years. so will this year's pick be another shocker? we are in for a serious nail biter with nominees frank ocean, the lum nears, hunter hayes, fun is nominated. and so is alabama shakes. ♪ got the whole on >> yeah, you know that song. and show biz tonight's going one-on-one with alabama shakes. they're nominated for a total of three grammys. it is so great to have some of the band members with me right now from million. britney howard and steve johnson. right off the top, i got to tell you i am all about your music. i'm so happy you're here with us. >> so good to be here. thank you for having us. >> my goodness, congratulations on your three grammy nominations. how incredible. i have to imagine you were just out of your minds when you got the news that you were nominated. what's par
the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. eminem. >>> welcome back to showbiz at the grammys. one of the most anticipated showdowns on sunday night is going to be for best new artist. this is a category known for its upsets and stunners over the years. so will this year's pick be another shocker? we are in for a serious nail biter with nominees frank ocean, the lum nears, hunter hayes, fun is nominated. and so is alabama shakes. ♪ got the whole on >> yeah, you know that...
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. >> you're not going to say china is light ner terms of taxation than the u.s. basically the chinese state owns the whole country and that's hardly a low tax society. look, this countries is tapeable of great acts of discipline? great acts of discipline. >> the first discipline would be to elect someone who's honest with us and say you know what, aim going to cut spending. we've got to take some pain at some point. there's a limit how much we can tax each other. >> you want to hear ben howl like howard dean, take the interest deductions. >> and by the way, you seem upset, so i want to work around that. when we come back, forget about getting on the wrong side of these super heroes, it's in family you have to worry about, because the simpsons might have a ride at the universal theme park at orlando, but about to be taken for a ride when it comes to their-- >> and like to go on that ride. searing for a bank designed for investors like you? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 schwab bank was built with all e value and convenience tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 investors want. tdd#: 1-800-3
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that means growth in the u.s. couldn't take a hit. as far as what else is propelling stocks higher, mergers and acquisitions going on, media, even in the office services area, office depot, office max, possibly talking about a tie-up themselves. that is certainly giving some momentum to stocks and giving investors a little bit of oo mph to buy into the stock. who knows if it will stick. >> alison, thank you. >> sure. >>> thank you for keeping me company here at cnn as i was in for brooke baldwin. i want to take you to "the situation room" with wolf blitzer because he starts right now. and let's take a look at the "closing bell." you heard alison kosik say we're not going to hit the 14,164 today but we there is a lot going on in washington with the sequester and we have to hope that we are going to be seeing these kinds of numbers, wolf. we certainly hope it for a long time. but depending on what --
that means growth in the u.s. couldn't take a hit. as far as what else is propelling stocks higher, mergers and acquisitions going on, media, even in the office services area, office depot, office max, possibly talking about a tie-up themselves. that is certainly giving some momentum to stocks and giving investors a little bit of oo mph to buy into the stock. who knows if it will stick. >> alison, thank you. >> sure. >>> thank you for keeping me company here at cnn as i was...
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report from u.s. cyber security firm mandiant claims since 2006 a hacking collective with direct ties to the chinese military has stolen data from 141 organizations around the world, and there was some tense moments today when a cnn crew tried to take pictures in that shanghai neighborhood they found themselves being chased by security officers. amazing pictures. >>> a body found in a rooftop water tank has been identified. 21-year-old eliza lam was a tourist from canada, last seen at the hotel in downtown l.a. nearly three weeks ago her body found last night after people in the hotel complained their water pressure was low. police say they are not sure if foul play was involved, although obviously questions remain how you end up in a water tank. >>> after more than two years florida atlanta university's football stadium finally has a name, called geo group stadium after this, get this, the nation's largest operator of for-profit prisons, they made a $6 million donation from the company's charitable f
report from u.s. cyber security firm mandiant claims since 2006 a hacking collective with direct ties to the chinese military has stolen data from 141 organizations around the world, and there was some tense moments today when a cnn crew tried to take pictures in that shanghai neighborhood they found themselves being chased by security officers. amazing pictures. >>> a body found in a rooftop water tank has been identified. 21-year-old eliza lam was a tourist from canada, last seen at...
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>> reporter: well, according to the u.s. coast guard they're probably less than 50 miles away from mobile right now. that might sound pretty close, but it's probably going to feel like an eternity before they get here. there was a flurry of activity last night with helicopters delivering new supplies to the ship and some new generators, so that sort of implies that they might have some means to have more electricity on board and everyone to have perhaps more food and more water before they get here. but once they do arrive here, that's when things are going to start moving relatively quickly for the 3100 passengers on board. here the plans have already been made to have buses waiting for them to take them back to their cars in galveston, texas, so they can drive right home tonight if they want to or they can take them to a hotel where you can bet there will be plenty of people anxious to get to that first hot shower they have had in quite some time. you think about this, soledad, this ship was supposed to arrive in galveston
>> reporter: well, according to the u.s. coast guard they're probably less than 50 miles away from mobile right now. that might sound pretty close, but it's probably going to feel like an eternity before they get here. there was a flurry of activity last night with helicopters delivering new supplies to the ship and some new generators, so that sort of implies that they might have some means to have more electricity on board and everyone to have perhaps more food and more water before...
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it really is not that much different than the u.s. law in terms of the degrees of homicide. >> and very quickly because we're almost out of time. isn't it it common sense he would yell before he would shoot? whoever is in that bathroom, i'm going to shoot? isn't that common sense. >> i will answer that yes. go ahead and make up something. >> here i am, why don't you shoot first? this is somebody who has just been waken out of bed. his life has had to overcome adversity. this is somebody who has somebody he loves very much there and wants to take care of her and he's panicked and he has violence done to him in the past. i don't know that it's that crazy as what the prosecution's theory is. >> i mean, come on. >> there's no jury and the judge today said he can't be so sure. >> i think you've made a good case. jeffrey toobin and mark geragos, thank you so much. mark is co-author of "mistrial." we're far from through with this story because there's so much interest. we're devoting a full hour to it. "anderson cooper 360," blade runner, mu
it really is not that much different than the u.s. law in terms of the degrees of homicide. >> and very quickly because we're almost out of time. isn't it it common sense he would yell before he would shoot? whoever is in that bathroom, i'm going to shoot? isn't that common sense. >> i will answer that yes. go ahead and make up something. >> here i am, why don't you shoot first? this is somebody who has just been waken out of bed. his life has had to overcome adversity. this...
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. >> pay back time for the downgrade, the u.s. debt. >> no. >> make the administration look bad. >> i don't buy it. they're going to start with one, start with s & p and the case go goes-- moody's the justice department is probing moody's among other regulators and looking into-- they're going to see what they can extract from s & p and if they can win in court. >> i know for a fact there have been congressionalal hearings on this. moody's had e-mails we're' talking about, will rate-- >> and in order the same sort of stuff. >> that's what i just said, that's what i just said, that moody's is-- because they're not going to go after them all at the same time if they know-- >> and why moody's first? >> and ultimately though, can this just be a scare tactic, in other words, hey, don't ever think about downgrading america's debt again or... well, look, i hope not. i hope it's not just scare tactics and frankly, i couldn't be happier, i was yelling and screaming in '08, this was fought in plain sight and the conflict of interest of rati
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u.s. computer hacks. >> and more breaking news. cnn learning eight masked thieves have made off with 50 million from brussels airport. plus, a 1-70 million chance. not only that a texas woman give birth to quadruplets. but two sets of identical twins. coming up, meet manuel and tessa montalvo and the kids, live. >>> new trouble discovered with the dreamliner's batteries. that and more in my business report. >>> tuesday, february 19th. "starting point" begins now. >>> all right. welcome, everybody. breaking news this morning in the oscar pistorius murder case. pistorius releasing a statement about premeditated murder charges against him saying this. i fail to understand how i could be charged with murder as i had no intention to kill my girlfriend. at his bail hearing, still going on as we speak, the judge ruling that premeditated murder charge, the severest charge in south african law, will stand and that makes it highly unlikely that the olympian, accused of killing his girlfriend, will be given any kind of bail. these new picture
u.s. computer hacks. >> and more breaking news. cnn learning eight masked thieves have made off with 50 million from brussels airport. plus, a 1-70 million chance. not only that a texas woman give birth to quadruplets. but two sets of identical twins. coming up, meet manuel and tessa montalvo and the kids, live. >>> new trouble discovered with the dreamliner's batteries. that and more in my business report. >>> tuesday, february 19th. "starting point" begins...
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and the u.s. coast guard coming down to the rescue to help a cruise strip stranded in the gulf of mexico. more than 4200 passengers and crew all stuck on a carnival cruise line try ump that is getting as can you imagine a little funky, a little uncomfortable. a woman on board tells us that the toilets not working any more. a fire broke out on the ship yesterday, and was headed back to texas. that ship will be towed to the nearest port in mexico. >>> he's the leader of more than 1 billion catholics worldwide. pope benedict xvi says he no longer has the strength the job requires. he is resigning end of the month. he became the pope in 2005, he had to deal with a string of scandals, including new allegations of sexual abuse by priests, i want to bring in our senior vatican analyst and the renged and editor of catholic magazi magazine. many are saying this is historic, haven't had a pope resign in 600 years, do we think it's more to it than health and vpsing age of this one? >> reporter: hi, suzanne w
and the u.s. coast guard coming down to the rescue to help a cruise strip stranded in the gulf of mexico. more than 4200 passengers and crew all stuck on a carnival cruise line try ump that is getting as can you imagine a little funky, a little uncomfortable. a woman on board tells us that the toilets not working any more. a fire broke out on the ship yesterday, and was headed back to texas. that ship will be towed to the nearest port in mexico. >>> he's the leader of more than 1...
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and the u.s. government has -- in many different administrations has worked very hard with the chinese on that with little progress, i would say. this is would tell you it is little progress. so this strategic economic dialogue with the u.s. has with china, these are the types of things they talk about. >> thank you. >> new development this is morning on the bad batteries that grounded boeing's dreamliner. more business news. what experts found aboard one of the jets after emergency landing coming up. >>> and if -- if you happen to be leaving the house right now, you can watch us any time on your desktop or mobile phone. just go to cnn.com/tv. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. omnipotent of opportu
and the u.s. government has -- in many different administrations has worked very hard with the chinese on that with little progress, i would say. this is would tell you it is little progress. so this strategic economic dialogue with the u.s. has with china, these are the types of things they talk about. >> thank you. >> new development this is morning on the bad batteries that grounded boeing's dreamliner. more business news. what experts found aboard one of the jets after emergency...
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that's about a quarter of the u.s. population. only three other nations have more catholics, can you guess? we'll get to that here in a moment. but i want to also get to some u.s. reaction from deborah feyerick in new york. but first, straight to cnn's senior vatican analyst john allen, live for me in rome right now. john, i mean, it sounds like the pope left the vatican scrambling. will they have a successor in the 17 days when the pope is stepping down? >> reporter: hi, brooke. well, as you can probably see over my shoulder, we have got a rainy night tonight in rome. and just as this rain came out of a clear blue sky earlier today, so too did the announcement that benedict xvi would be stepping down. i'll tell you how shocked people around here were. i was scheduled to have lunch today with the very senior vatican official, a guy who works just down the hall from pope benedict xvi. and about an hour before he and i were to get into a cab to go to a roman restaurant, we were both scrambling. this was a decision that benedict xvi
that's about a quarter of the u.s. population. only three other nations have more catholics, can you guess? we'll get to that here in a moment. but i want to also get to some u.s. reaction from deborah feyerick in new york. but first, straight to cnn's senior vatican analyst john allen, live for me in rome right now. john, i mean, it sounds like the pope left the vatican scrambling. will they have a successor in the 17 days when the pope is stepping down? >> reporter: hi, brooke. well, as...